7 reasons we wish Little Mix’s Perrie Edwards was our BFF

We love Perrie!

PERRIE EDWARDS LITTLE MIX

by Alex Ross |
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She's one-quarter of one of the biggest girl bands in the world, so it's no surprise that Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards is loving life at the moment! With her romance to England footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain going well, Little Mix enjoying global domination, and a Little Mix tour to look forward to in 2019, it's certainly a great time for Pez.

With all of this in mind, we are seething with jealously of her amazing lifestyle, so we've decided to come up with the seven best reasons why we wish we were Perrie Edwards' best friend.

Check them out below:

1. She has AMAZING style

No matter what the occasion, Perrie always looks incredible with her choice of clothing. We could do with some style tips from the singer!

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2. She's dating Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Perrie has been dating Liverpool and England footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain since January 2017, with the pair not being shy in posting loved-up snaps to their socials.

Check out Perrie and Alex's relationship timeline below:

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Perrie Edwards and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain full relationship timeline (SLIDER)

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November 2016

Rumours that Perrie and Alex were dating first started in November 2016, when Perrie went back to The X Factor with her Little Mix band mates to perform their single 'Shout Out To My Ex'.Alex was spotted supporting Perrie in the audience, with the footballer posing for photos with a number of fans.

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January 2017

Despite things going quiet between the two over the festive period, Perrie and Alex went Instagram official in January 2017, when Perrie uploaded this cute photo of Alex with their dogs at the dinner table.

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January 2017

Not long after the snap was uploaded, Little Mix singer Perrie swiftly deleted the photo from her account, leaving fans thinking the pair had split before they'd really got going. One fan tweeted, 'Perrie deleted the photo of her dogs and Alex from her Instagram :('. [sic]

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February 2017

Squashing any split rumours, Perrie uploaded this VERY loved-up photo of herself kissing Alex in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Perrie captioned the shot with, 'Him'.

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February 2017

During their romantic trip to Paris, Perrie and Alex left fans in stitches when they used Snapchat's popular FaceSwap filter to pose for this photo.

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February 2017

Perrie and Alex attended their first MAJOR event together as a couple when Alex supported Perrie and the rest of Little Mix at the 2017 BRIT Awards. Some fans even started to speculate that Perrie could be pregnant after she posed for the cute photo holding her stomach. (This wasn't the case!)

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June 2017

Perrie and Alex took a major step in their romance in June 2017, enjoying their first holiday together as a couple.

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June 2017

The loved-up couple travelled to a VERY exotic location, keeping fans up to date by posting snaps from their trip.

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August 2017

When Alex celebrated his 24th birthday in August 2017, Perrie shared this cute photo of her beau to her Instagram page, writing the caption, 'Happy birthday my love. 24! If I can wake up to this for the rest of my life that would be wonderful! ud83dude4cud83cudffb'. [sic]

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September 2017

When Alex transferred clubs from Arsenal to Liverpool in September 2017, many feared the pair would break-up due to Alex's move North.

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September 2017

Perrie was quick to shut that rumour down, saying, "I'm based in London, so I've got no plans to move up there. I don't think it will be difficult. It's going to be different, but that's not a problem. We'll be fine. I'm just really happy for him and very proud."

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December 2017

Just weeks before Christmas, Perrie delighted her fans by revealing the adorable nickname she has for Alex. Posting this loved-up snap to her socials, Perrie wrote, 'I shall call him SQUISHY and he shall be MINE and he shall be MY squishy! ud83eudd17❤ufe0f'. [sic]

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August 2017

Perrie played the role of a supportive girlfriend later on in the month, by watching Alex as his team Arsenal played in The FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium.

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December 2017

Perrie and Alex enjoyed their first Christmas together in 2017, and it looks like they certainly made the most of it!Perrie uploaded this adorable snap of herself gazing into Alex's eyes on Christmas Day. She wrote, 'Merry Christmas everyone! I hope Santa was generous! I got exactly what I wanted... and I'm staring at it ud83dudc40❤ufe0f Wishing everyone health, happiness AND LOVE! Feeling forever grateful! ☺ufe0f oh and YES that's hatchi on my pj's @alexoxchamberlain you da BESTEST! ud83dude0d'. [sic]

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January 2018

The couple also spent New Year's Eve together, despite Alex going to bed early so he was fresh for his football game the next day!

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February 2018

When February 2018 came around, Alex was yet again on hand to support his girlfriend at the BRIT Awards. Sitting on Little Mix's table with the rest of the Little Mix boyfriends. It looks like the pair had a great night!

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August 2018

After spending a few months away as she travelled the UK for Little Mix's 'Summer Hits Tour', Perrie and Alex enjoyed a getaway to Greek island Mykonos.And it wasn't long before they proved just why they are relationship GOALS!

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August 2018

They posted photos of themselves looking AMAZING and even called themselves the 'Barbie & Malibu Ken'.

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February 2019

The pair delighted fans when they looked super loved-up on the red carpet at the 2019 BRIT Awards. Rumours even started to swirl that Alex could be about to propose to Perrie.

3. She's best friends with Jade Thirlwall, Jesy Neslon and Leigh-Anne Pinnock

Since Perrie was put into a band with Jade Thirlwall, Jesy Nelson and Leigh-Anne Pinnockduring The X Factor back in 2011, the four girls have struck up an amazing friendship and give us serious friendship goals.

Whether it's having each others backs, looking amazing in photos together, or supporting each-other on stage, the Little Mix bond seems unbreakable.

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4. She goes on the BEST holidays

Perrie often delights her fans and makes us all jealous with Perrie amazing holiday snaps.

We think they'd look better if we were in them too though! 🙈

5. She attends some VERY glamorous events

As she one of the biggest pop stars in the world, Perrie attends some of the most glamorous events, including things like The BRIT Awards, The GRAMMY Awards and various MTV music awards.

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6. Little Mix have their own make-up and perfume range

In 2018 Perrie, along with the rest of the Little Mix girls, released their own makeup 'LMX by Little Mix' AND perfume range 'Style'.

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7. She's HILARIOUS

You only have to follow Perrie on social media to realise how funny the singer is. She often makes us cry with laughter with her hilarious personality and witty banter.

Check out the seven times Little Mix made us laugh out loud:

Huge congratulations are in order for Perrie and the rest of the Little Mix girls as they picked up the award for British Artist Video of the Year for their track 'Woman Like Me' featuring Nicki Minaj at the BRIT Awards 2019.

After huge success in 2018, which included Little Mix dropping their album 'LM5' and working with Nicki Minaj on the single 'Woman Like Me', Little Mix announced they'd be doing ANOTHER arena tour in 2019.

Jade, Perrie, Leigh-Anne and Jesy will be taking to the stage at venues across the UK including, Glasgow, Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield, London, Birmingham, Nottingham, Manchester and Leeds, where you can expect them to perform some of their biggest hits, as well as tracks from their latest album ‘LM5.

Although some dates are sold-out, some remaining tickets are left for venues across the country. Buy your tickets from Aloud.com.

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